Mat Hoffman

Mat Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) is an American BMX rider who is considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and runs the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a sponsored rider for Skyway and then Haro Bikes before starting his own brand. Early life Mathew Hoffman was born on January 9, 1972, in Edmond, Oklahoma to Joni (Geovanna Teresa Papa) and Matthew Hoffman. He has two sisters, Lina and Gina, and two brothers, Todd and Travis. Hoffman started out racing motocross with his motorcycle being a Kawasaki KDX 80.1, and eventually moving through various other motorcycles such as Yamaha YZ 80 and a Honda CB 80. In 1982 at the age of ten, Hoffman and his brothers built their first quarterpipe from plans in an issue of BMX Action Magazine. Hoffman began entering BMX freestyle competitions in 1985 around the state of Oklahoma as an amateur. Growing up Mat was a dedicated basketball, football player and wrestler, but around this time he gave up on those and committed completely to BMX.